Mars Science Laboratory Program
NASAs Mars Science Laboratory mission carries the Curiosity rover, an active mobile laboratory exploring Gale Crater to determine whether Mars ever had environmental conditions capable of supporting microbial life. Curiosity launched on November 26, 2011 and landed on August 6, 2012.
Identity
- Aliases
- Mars Science LaboratoryCuriosityCuriosity roverMSL
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Name
- Mars Science Laboratory Program
- Status
- active
- Types
- explorationscienceresearch
Details
- Description
- NASAs Mars Science Laboratory mission carries the Curiosity rover, an active mobile laboratory exploring Gale Crater to determine whether Mars ever had environmental conditions capable of supporting microbial life. Curiosity launched on November 26, 2011 and landed on August 6, 2012.
- Leads
- Parent Program
- Participants
- Start Date
- 2011-11-26
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 12:34:00 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 12:34:00 UTC